1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP Alliance DUP
Seats won 4 4 3
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 1 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist PUP
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0

Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 4 0 3 Decrease3 26.7 28.7 2,956 Decrease5.0
  Alliance 4 1 0 Increase1 26.7 27.1 2,793 Increase2.2
  DUP 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 16.4 1,694 Decrease10.6
  Ind. Unionist 3 2 0 Increase2 20.0 12.6 1,296 Increase3.4
  PUP 1 0 0 Steady0 0.0 4.6 472 Increase1.6
  Protestant Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 4.6 471 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.7 171 Increase1.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1989
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance DUP PUP Others
Carrick Castle 18.9 1 35.5 2 15.4 1 15.1 1 15.1 0 5
Kilroot 42.1 2 25.3 1 14.5 1 0.0 0 18.1 1 5
Knockagh Monument 23.4 1 21.9 1 19.2 1 0.0 0 35.5 2 5
Total 28.7 4 27.1 4 16.4 3 4.6 1 23.2 3 15

Districts results

Carrick Castle

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
1989: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Sean Neeson* 32.91% 1,029          
PUP Samuel Stewart* 15.09% 472 531.16        
UUP Samuel McCamley* 9.18% 287 320.15 362.72 381.29 398.88 567.88
DUP Andrew Blair 9.31% 291 298.65 301.16 444.69 458.22 492.79
Alliance Arthur McQuitty 2.59% 81 369.66 375.72 376.72 458.75 476.93
Protestant Unionist David Hilditch 9.66% 302 315.77 325.83 339.34 353.87 383.4
UUP Robert English* 7.29% 228 245.85 263.91 275.91 290.48  
Independent Patrick Lennox 5.47% 171 222 225.51 226.51    
UUP Margaret Cross 6.08% 190 199.69 203.2      
UUP Sarah Picken 2.43% 76 93.34        
Electorate: 6,840   Valid: 3,127 (45.72%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 522   Turnout: 3,181 (46.51%)  

Kilroot

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

Kilroot - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Alexander Beggs 20.05% 739          
Alliance Brenda Crampsey* 19.51% 719          
Ind. Unionist Robert Patton* 18.13% 668          
UUP James Brown* 16.26% 599 668.02        
DUP William Cross* 14.52% 535 545.37 547.92 558 574.11 660.11
Alliance David McCann 5.78% 213 216.74 309.89 310.87 327.16 383.59
UUP Eric Ferguson 5.75% 212 250.59 257.49 298.37 314.84  
Electorate: 7,981   Valid: 3,685 (46.17%)   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 615   Turnout: 3,769 (47.22%)  

Knockagh Monument

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

Knockagh Monument - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP William Haggan* 19.22% 668          
Alliance Stewart Dickson* 18.70% 650          
Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston* 18.07% 628          
UUP William Murray 14.47% 503 536.6 538.14 551.26 566.03 641.03
Ind. Unionist Mary Ardill* 12.51% 435 445.08 451.79 466.43 525.76 552.16
UUP Samuel Wilson* 8.98% 312 337.2 338.19 343.87 356.28 402.5
Protestant Unionist John Everitt 4.86% 169 183.98 184.31 189.03 194.74  
Alliance Noreen McIlwrath 3.19% 111 111.98 171.05 176.89    
Electorate: 7,803   Valid: 3,476 (44.55%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 580   Turnout: 3,549 (45.48%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Carrickfergus". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.